Mizuno and Chayama - Paperback

Mizuno, the daughter of a mayoral candidate, is desperate to escape the suffocating pressure and scrutiny of smalltown life. Chayama, the heiress of the tea company Chayama-en, is adamantly walking down the path laid out for her, despite being forced to atone for her family's apparent misdeeds. Yet in the bubble of the school's third floor guidance counseling room-away from rumors, watchful eyes, and their feuding families-they're simply Mizuno and Chayama, two teenagers who find comfort and hope in each other. But when the outside world tries to tear them apart, the two must find a way to protect their relationship and, more importantly, themselves...